Early Experience with Electric Scooter Injuries Requiring Neurosurgical Evaluation in District of Columbia: A Case Series
| Autor: | Kenneth D. Sack, Michael K. Rosner, Cody D. Schlaff, Ross-Jordon S. Elliott |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Central Cord Syndrome Neurosurgical Procedures 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Fractures Compression medicine Pilot program Electronic Health Records Humans Referral and Consultation Skull Fractures business.industry Public health Electronic medical record Accidents Traffic Middle Aged Central cord syndrome medicine.disease University hospital Metropolitan area Hospitalization Electric scooter Treatment Outcome Motorcycles 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis District of Columbia Spinal Fractures Surgery Female Neurology (clinical) Medical emergency medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | World neurosurgery. 132 |
| ISSN: | 1878-8769 |
| Popis: | Background To decrease vehicular traffic in major metropolitan cities throughout the United States, multiple ridesharing companies have launched dockless electric scooters and bicycles throughout cities. From September 2017 through November 2018, Washington, DC, launched a 15-month dockless vehicle pilot program to allow for the rapid entry and growth of electric scooters within the metropolitan area. This rapid growth resulted in a number of minor and significant injuries. Case Description We reviewed the electronic medical record of The George Washington University Hospital to investigate and characterize the types of electric scooter–related injuries resulting in neurosurgical consultation in the 15-month period of the Washington, DC, scooter pilot program. Thirteen patients sustained injuries serious enough to merit neurosurgical consultation, including 1 patient whose symptoms required procedural intervention by a neurointerventional radiologist and another patient who was pronounced dead soon after arrival to the hospital. Conclusions In this case series, we highlight more severe injuries that resulted in hospitalization or intervention, including skull fracture, central cord syndrome, and vertebral compression fracture. This case series aims to illustrate the potential severity of injuries related to electric scooters, raise awareness on the issues of safety and public health, and call for further investigation into injuries relating to electric scooters. |
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